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hey this is some of my resent stuff. managed to hire a studio the other day and this is

what i came out with. Would love to know what you think. it has been over 3 years

since i have shot with studio lighting and was just kinda seeing what i could create with

the lights provided

Your highlights are broad and somewhat compressed, which is part of the high key effect you seem to be trying for, but the hair and ear are a little blown. You've got good blacks in the pupils and hair, but the contours are not as definite as they might be at jaw and between figure and ground. Your lighting is contrasty and usually that entails cleaning up the skin, removing minor imperfections that wouldn't be noticed if you met this fellow in person. The out-of-focus chest is looking particularly pimply. In standard portraiture, if you can see the white of the eye above or below the iris, it's over the top. You have to decide whether here it's simply intense and emotive, or aggressive.

Hi Gareth,

I will crop some area from above, almost every hair. The strong look will continue to stay.

My best, Iavor